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J. A. PATTEE.

:SPE'GTAGLE CASE.

No. 313,762. Patented Mar. 10', 1885.

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JOHN A. PATTEE, OF LAMAR, MISSOURI.

,SPECTACLE-CASE.

IL-Z E-CIFECATIOZQT forming part of Letters Patent No. 313,762, dated lvlarch 10, 1885.

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1'0 ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. PATTEE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lamar, in the county of Barton and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cases for Spectacles and Holders for Pencils, Pens, and other Small Articles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to cases for spectacles and holders for pencils, pens, and other small articles commonly carried in the breastpockets of garments; and it consists in certain improvements in the construction of combination cases and holders, as hereinafter shown and described, and having for its object the construction of a pocketcase for various small articles, with means for securely holding the same in the pocket, so that a person stooping down will not be liable to lose them.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of a spectacle case and holderhaving my improvements. Fig. 2 rep-' resents the case and holder constructed to receive a comb. Fig. 3 represents avertical central section of Fig. 1.

A designates a case for spectacles of ordinary form, being open at one end to receive the spectacles.

B indicates a jacket made of rubber,leather, or other suitable material that is somewhat elastic, and which incloses the caseA for a certain distance about the middle portion of the same. The said jacket is provided with a number of tubular attachments, b, which form receptacles for various articlessu ch as a pencil, pen, toothbrush, or other small article carried for convenience of the wearer, and which may be passed into one of the said receptacles. The elastic jacket 13, when it is placed on the case A, is stretched somewhat and passed onto the case a suitable distance, and then allowed to close against it, so that it remains firm in position.

A metal strip, a, formed with a longitudinal slot, f, is secured to the front of the case A. The said strip has a tongue, 0., formed at each of its extremities, said tongues being for the purpose of attaching the strip to the case.

0 indicates a loop for securing the case A to the pocket. As shown in the drawings, the said loop is so formed that it may be passed onto the edge or facing of a pocket, and being pressed downward serves as a clamping-hook to hold the spectacle-case within the pocket. The loop 0 is loosely secured to the strip a by means of abutton formed of a metal piece, having flaring lips c on the back part of the loop. The lips, being first bent from the loop and passed through the slot f, are bent downward in opposite directions, so that the loop is sccured to the strip a, and the two parts have a sliding movement against each other. The purpose of this is to allow the case, when secured by the clamping-loop O, to sink down to the bottom of the pocket, and pockets being of different dcplhs the sliding movement will be greater or less, according to the depth of pocket.

A hook, D, is attached to the loop 0, the shank end of the hook being passed through an aperture or slot in the hook, the extremity being enlarged and formed to press against the inner part of the loop, thus serving tostrengthen the clamping-loop. The hook D is intended to receive and hold a-pair of spectacles or eyeglasses,such as are commonly suspended by a cord. The hook D being attached to the loop Gin the manner set forth, the flaring lips 0, being bent at right angles from the loop, are passed through the slot fin the strip a, and are then turned down in opposite directions, thus securing the loop to the strip. The tongues a of the strip, projecting at right angles therefrom, are passed through slits in the case A and then bent against the inner surface of the case, thus securing the strip and its attachments to the case.

In Fig. 2 a modified form of case A is shown,

is placed within the case to press against the comb and prevent it from falling out of the In testimony whereof I have affixed my sigcase when a person is stooping. nature in presence of Witnesses. I claim In combination With case A, provided with JOHN A. PATTEE.

' 5 jacket B, having attachments b, the slotted strip a, having tongues a, and secured to the VVibnesses:

case, as shown, and a clamping-100p, C, carry- STEPHEN D. MARSHALL, ing hook D; and secured to the slotted strip J AS. 0. RIEGER, by means of the lips c, substantially as set; E. M. BEEBE.

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